Siyabonga Africa and I met at a Hacks/Hackers Johannesburg meet-up in, I think, April 2012. You know that feeling when you walk into a room full of strangers, and look around to see who the cool people are; who could be your friend? Siya became that friend for me — and so many others. Siya’s […]
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What South Africa can learn from the cri...
The national project to build a South Africa that meets the needs of its citizens and functions according to a rules-based system, all underpinned by a progressive constitution, suffered a major setback over the past two weeks. With the entire country now in introspection mode, there is the emergence of a vast array of opinions […]
EFF loses high court bid to unseal CR17 ...
The Pretoria high court on Tuesday dismissed with costs the Economic Freedom Fighters’s bid to force the disclosure of details of donations to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s campaign to claim the leadership of the ANC in 2017. Judge Cassim Sardiwalla held that he was unable to pinpoint any right on the part of the EFF or […]
Moseneke recommends local elections be d...
Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke has recommended that this year’s local government elections be postponed until next February 2022, saying the Covid-19 pandemic meant that would not be possible to hold a free and fair vote this October as scheduled. Delivering his report on Tuesday at the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), based […]
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Police on alert over intelligence about ...
Cape Town taxi violence spills over to b...
Fatal shootings linked to the ongoing taxi violence in the Western Cape have continued unabated with no solution in sight. The violence, which has disrupted public transport has now also cast a shadow over the Golden Arrow bus service, one of whose drivers was shot. The driver was shot and sustained injuries to his mouth […]
Exploring the future of mobile finance
In a recent virtual event hosted by Huawei as part of a series of webinars focusing on the Future of Finance both in South Africa and globally, the accomplished Group CEO of EOH Stephen Van Coller was interviewed by industry leader and founder at Innovation Catalysts Colin Iles about the quickly evolving landscape of mobile […]
Fact or fable: Will cannabis be Africa’s
In recent years several African governments have changed their stance and implemented policies that legalise cannabis cultivation, manufacturing and processing, mostly for the export market. In southern Africa, Lesotho led from the front with South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia and Eswatini also coming to the party in an effort to capitalise on what has been […]
We are angry. We are anxious.We are trau...
We are angry. Our livelihoods have been threatened, the joy of opening a new store three years ago, a dream of financial freedom, destroyed in a matter of moments. We are angry. That instinctual anger felt deep in our stomach. The lives of our families are threatened. Our children, our parents are at the full […]